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S. Texas) ; Sennett, Bull. U.S. Geol. Sun: iv. p. 61 (1878 : Texas) ; 

 Cones, t. c. p. 646 (Moose River) ; Mayn. B. E. N. Amer. p. 424 

 (1879); Bidf/w. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. iii. p. 202 (1880); Tef/etw. 

 ed. Blyth's Mon. Cranes, p. 54 (1881) ; Coites, Check-l. N. Amer. 

 B. p. 108 (1882) ; id. Key N. Amer. B. 2nd ed. p. 666 (1884) ; 

 Baird, Brewer, Sf Bidgw. Water-B. N. Amer. i. p. 404 (1884) ; 

 Breic, Auk, ii. p. 18 (1885 : Colorado) ; Agersb. t. c. p. 287 

 (S.E. Dakota, miprant) ; Anthony, Auk, iii. p. 164 (1886 : Oregon, 

 autumn migrant) ; A. O. U. Check-l. p. 139 (1886) ; Lloyd, Auk, 

 iv. p. 185 (1887 : W. Texas, migrant) ; Ridgiv. Man. p. 135 (1887) ; 

 Beckh. Proc. U.S. Nat. 3Ius. x. pp. 637, 650 (1887 : Texas) ; 

 Thomps. Proc. U.S. Nat. 3Ius. xiii. p. 491 (1890: Manitoba, 

 breeding) ; Macf. Pi-oc. U.S. Nat. Mus. xiv. p. 42^ (1891J. 



Grus struthio, Wagler, Syst. Av., Grus, sp. 6 (1827). 



Grus hojdmis, Dudley, Proc. Philad. Acad. vii. p. 64 (1854) ; Hartl. 

 J. f. O. 1855, pp. 366, 427 ; Stimpson. Mem. Chicago Acad. i. p. 129, 

 pi. 19 (1868). 



Limnogeranus americanus, Shm-pe, Bull. B. 0. C. i. p. xxxvii (1893). 



Adult. General colour above and below pure white, including the 

 ■wings and tail ; the feathers of the bastard-wing, primary-coverts, 

 and primaries black, some of the greater coverts slightly dusted with 

 blackish ; head bare, as also the lores and cheeks ; the anterior 

 portion of the forehead, as well as the lores and cheeks, rather 

 closely covered with blackish bristles ; on the nape a triangular 

 patch of slaty-black feathers : " bill wax-yellow ; feet bluish black ; 

 iris gamboge-yellow " (J. Richardson). Total length about 48 

 inches, culmen 5-4, wing about 23-5, tail 8'5, tarsus 10-8, middle 

 toe and claw 4"4. 



'■'■Immature. Bare portions of the head indicated by feathers of a 

 harsher texture and darker colour than elsewhere, occupying the 

 areas which are naked in the fully adult. Plumage much stained 

 with pale cinnamon, as in the first plumage" (^Baircl, Brewer, Sf 

 Eidgway). 



Hah. Interior of North America — north to the Saskatchewan, 

 south to Florida and Central Mexico (Eidgway). 



a. Ad. sk. Fort Simpson, June 10. 



b. Ad.sk. 4'JthF-drallel (G. Dawson). 



c. (5 ad. sk. Brownsville,Texas,April 2 



{F. B. Armstrong). 



B. R. Ross, Esq. [P.]. 

 N.-A. Bound. Comiu. 

 Salvin-Godman Coll. 



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3. SARCOGERANUS. 



Type. 



Leucoperanus, Bp. C. B. xl. p. 720 (1855; nom. 



nudum) *. 

 Sarcogeranus, 6V(rt?7)e, Bull. Brit. Orn.Club,no. vii. 



p. xxxvii (March 28, 1893) S. leucogeranus. 



Eavge. The same as that of the single species of the genus. 



* This name is used by Bonaparte to mark a section of his genus Antigone. 

 Ab he did not give any characters or recognize the name as implying a distinct 

 genus, which would have involved the adoption of the awkward combination 

 of Liiiioogeranus leucogeranus, I have proposed a new name altogether for 

 the genua. 



